Slide Show: Hollywood Depictions of Ancient Egypt

The Whitening Of Ancient Egypt

​​In X-Men Apocalypse, the civilization of ancient Egypt is presumed to have been created by mutants or an alien race. The credit for ancient Egypt is never given to the Africans who created it, but always to others, even aliens.

Study Questions

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How do the Hollywood depictions compare to how the Ancient Egyptians portrayed themselves?

The Intro Unit analyzes the political nature of education as it relates to race. It investigates the African proverb, “It is the lion hunter who writes the lion’s history.” Students will explore the biased nature of education and how best to use education as a source of empowerment and enlightenment. It also examines the psychological effects of racism on both blacks and whites as demonstrated in

the pioneering “Doll Test” by Kenneth and Mamie Clarke, and the “Brown Eye, Blue Eye Experiment” conducted by Jane Elliott. ​The Unit ends with a class that highlights the successful conservative efforts to whitewash U.S. and world history textbooks and curricula in states like Texas, Arizona, Colorado, and beyond.

INTRO UNIT: CLASS 1 -African History: The Missing Pages of World History